Rapid Relief TeamFire crews have extinguished a blaze at a recycling centre in North Ayrshire 48 hours after it was first reported.
The blaze broke out at Lowmac Alloys on Murdoch Place in Irvine at around 3.30pm on Tuesday.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) initially sent four appliances and a high-reach vehicle to the scene.
On Thursday, two appliances remain in attendance as emergency services urged locals to keep windows and doors shut.
SFRS confirmed that it had left the site as of 4.15pm on Thursday after the fire was put out.
Crews are set to return to the recycling centre on Friday as a precaution.
An SFRS spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 3.28pm on Tuesday, 10 November to reports of a fire affecting refuse at an industrial estate in Murdoch Place, Irvine.
“At the height of the incident, there were four fire appliances and two high reach appliances.
“The fire has now been extinguished. There were no reported casualties.
“Crews have now left the scene and will be reattending the incident tomorrow morning to inspect the premises as a precaution.”
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